Book chapter
Detection of VRE: vanA and vanB Genes by PCR
PCR for Clinical Microbiology: An Australian and International Perspective, pp.415-421
Springer
2010
Abstract
In clinical laboratories the phenotypic detection of low-level vancomycin resistance in enterococci is problematic. Rapid detection of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE), in particular those that carry the vanA or vanB genes, may minimize transmission within a hospital and therefore reduce the risk of colonization and infection.
Details
- Title
- Detection of VRE: vanA and vanB Genes by PCR
- Authors/Creators
- J. Merlino (Author/Creator) - Concord HospitalI.D. Kay (Author/Creator) - Royal Perth HospitalG. Coombs (Author/Creator) - Royal Perth HospitalS. Palladino (Author/Creator) - Royal Perth Hospital
- Contributors
- M. Schuller (Editor)T.P. Sloots (Editor)G.S. James (Editor)C.L. Halliday (Editor)I.W.J. Carter (Editor)
- Publication Details
- PCR for Clinical Microbiology: An Australian and International Perspective, pp.415-421
- Publisher
- Springer; Dordrecht
- Identifiers
- 991005542831807891
- Copyright
- © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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